First post, be gentle. PFF is probably the best 'first glance' look for most non-QB/WR/RB positions.
I built a possible roster for the 2014 season (just putting something out there for discussion). Anticipated (guessed?) 2014 snap counts add up for defense and offense. For relevant players I added snap counts to their PFF grade in parenthesis. Also, the "2013 Snap%" column is only for the regular season. PFF totals are for full seasons.
Discussion points:
1) Kilgore has performed pretty damn well on a low snap count.
2) Bethea appears to be a downgrade compared to Whitner (in pass coverage). This surprised me as a lot of people here were down on Whitner and high on Bethea.
3) Is there a true battle between Cook and Culliver for the 2nd corner spot? I think so.
4) PFF as a whole was really down on the 49ers last year. I suspect that's due to the quality of the defenses we played. I think we played like 8 top 10 defenses last year. That significantly affects "tape grades"?
Player | Pos | 2013 Snap% | 2014 Snaps | 2013 PFF | 2012 PFF | 2011 PFF |
Colin Kaepernick | QB | 97.8 | 100.00 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 0.8 |
Frank Gore | RB | 75.1 | 50.00 | 9.8 | 14.5 | -7.1 |
Kendall Hunter | RB | 19.2 | 20.00 | -0.9 (234) | 6.0 (172) | 0.9 (316) |
Carlos Hyde | RB | 25.00 | ||||
Bruce Miller | FB | 52.5 | 40.00 | 6.4 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
Anquan Boldin | WR | 81.1 | 70.00 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
Michael Crabtree | WR | 23.9 | 80.00 | -0.3 | 24.7 | 3.5 |
Bruce Ellington | WR | 20.00 | ||||
Steve Johnson | WR | 40.00 | 0.1 | 5.70 | 4.5 | |
Quinton Patton | WR | 6.1 | 10.00 | -1.9 | ||
Garrett Celek | TE | 12.4 | 5.00 | -3.4 | -0.2 | |
Vernon Davis | TE | 81.8 | 100.00 | 9.8 | 28.1 | 13.5 |
Vance McDonald | TE | 48.3 | 30.00 | -2.9 | ||
Marcus Martin | C | 10.00 | ||||
Alex Boone | G | 100.0 | 100.00 | -1.2 | 30.1 | 5 |
Mike Iupati | G | 70.0 | 100.00 | 2.6 | 21.1 | 17.6 |
Daniel Kilgore | G | 8.5 | 100.00 | 1.9 (92) | 5.6 (77) | 0 |
Anthony Davis | OT | 98.5 | 100.00 | 7.2 | 25.9 | -11.7 |
Joe Staley | OT | 93.8 | 100.00 | 24.3 | 43.4 | 5.9 |
Cornellius Carradine | DL | 40.00 | ||||
Demarcus Dobbs | DL | 30.5 | 10.00 | -6.0 | 2.6 | |
Tony Jerod-Eddie | DL | 35.5 | 30.00 | -4.7 | -0.5 | |
Ray McDonald | DL | 60.3 | 60.00 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 26.1 |
Justin Smith | DL | 73.3 | 60.00 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 50.5 |
Glenn Dorsey | DL | 40.9 | 40.00 | 6.3 (530) | 0.1 (115) | -6.1 (640) |
NaVorro Bowman | LB | 97.7 | 50.00 | 27.8 | 20.7 | 30.8 |
Ahmad Brooks | LB | 90.7 | 70.00 | -4.2 | 15.9 | -0.2 |
Corey Lemonier | LB | 25.9 | 30.00 | 2.1 | ||
Dan Skuta | LB | 27.6 | 20.00 | 8.8 (323) | -3.0 | 1.7 |
Aldon Smith | LB | 53.9 | 80.00 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 40.4 |
Michael Wilhoite | LB | 15.4 | 50.00 | -1.9 (179) | 0.2 | |
Patrick Willis | LB | 81.1 | 100.00 | 26.9 | 34.8 | 28.9 |
Tramaine Brock | CB | 100.00 | 8.8 | -0.6 | ||
Chris Cook | CB | 50.00 | -7.7 (753) | 1.5 (698) | 3.3 (263) | |
Chris Culliver | CB | 50.00 | 2.1 (820) | 1.1 (541) | ||
Antoine Bethea | S | 100.00 | 0.0 (1205) | -4.4 (1133) | 4.6 (1101) | |
Eric Reid | S | 92.3 | 100 | 4.9 | ||
Jimmie Ward | S | 60 |